A plane crashed Wednesday night in Thomson, just across Ga. 78 from the Thomson McDuffie-Regional Airport. Emergency management personnel said there were six or seven people aboard, including the pilot, when the plane crashed shortly before 8 p.m.

At least two people — the pilot and a passenger — survived, according to McDuffie County Assistant Fire Chief Stephen Sewell. Others were airlifted to a hospital in Augusta.

A jet from Nashville, Tenn., was scheduled to arrive in Thomson Wednesday evening, according to flight records from Flight Aware.

Power outages were reported in Thomson, including at a basketball game at Thomson High School, around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

McDuffie County Fire and Rescue, Thomson Fire, Thomson Police, McDuffie County Sheriff and Georgia State Patrol were at the crash scene.